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Underground Fire, Gas Leak Closes High Street in Pottstown

The fire caused evacuations of about eight buildings and power outages as crews quickly contained the underground electrical fire and gas leak on East High Street.

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POTTSTOWN — An underground electrical fire, combined with a gas leak, resulted in High Street from Manatawny to York streets being shut down for hours on Friday. As a precaution, PART buses were rerouted from the transportation center on North Hanover Street to use the intersection of King and North Hanover streets as an alternative. “Thanks to the prompt work of emergency responders, the situation was quickly assessed and mitigated,” it was ann…

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WFMZ broke the news in Pennsylvania, United States on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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